Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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25 kim nelson measures different substances in the chemistry lab. john gore mary harvey Virginia commonwealth university, Virginia state college, m.s. b.s. biology physics verena moore n.c. central university, m.s. biology grace norbrey Virginia state college, m.s. chemistry mrs. du priest is awed by an answer from one of her chemistry students. academics

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academics 24 science is useful in everyday life science, the study of living and non- living things, was found to be very in- teresting this year, with the ever growing emphasis on ecology, science must be used to equip students with knowledge of the earth, just as math told students of the dimensions and shape of the earth, so did science tell of the makeup of the earth, science told students of the general makeup of the air and ground along with the factory discharges that cause pollution, in the 1971-72 year, science showed its relevance in the world today to many phs students. Jerome batts Virginia state college, b.s. biology mildred du priest madison college, b.s. chemistry mr. batts demonstrates disecting techniques to several of his students.

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academics 26 history is always beginning anew even though the earth is infinitely old, each day brings new events to our world, these events affect everyone today, just as occurances of the past had a great impact upon the people of those times, regardless of the past, we start each day as if we’ve only just begun. this year the history department at phs sought to reflect upon the past, stay informed about the present and possibly predict the future, the teach- ers made history and government come alive for the students, while also showing the relevance of present events, each event, both past and present did indeed prove to be of consequence to each student. leon adkins new york university, a.b. history mildred caldwell Virginia state college, b.a. government florence coleman hampton institute, b.s. geography robert e. davis north Carolina central, b.a. geography col. powers listens intently to barbara Wilkinson’s oral report. nancy downey westhampton college, b.a. history josephine frederick kansas state college, b.s. history Cordelia vaughan and mrs. caldwell occupy themselves in government class.